Classics 9.0
Amandine Galliano arranges nine notes in a structure that reads like a quieter fougère — aromatic on top, rooty and resinous at the base.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Lavender70
- Aromatic50
- Citrus50
- Fresh Spicy
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Black Pepper
- Bergamot
- Orris
- Vetiver
- Cardamom
By the editors · 2 min readAmandine Galliano arranges nine notes in a structure that reads like a quieter fougère — aromatic on top, rooty and resinous at the base. Lavender anchors the opening alongside bergamot and pepper, the combination more herbal than sharp. Orris and cardamom carry the heart with a slightly powdery, smoky register. Vetiver, amber, cedar, and patchouli collectively build a drydown that is earthy and lived-in without becoming heavy. The result is a well-constructed masculine that punches above Zara's usual brevity. At its price point, the pyramid depth and the credited nose make this one of the house's more serious efforts.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
